Be used for improving the data separating and the segmentation of the wireless network of video performance
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communication in the wireless network.Particularly, the present invention relates in wireless network, be used to improve the data separating and the segmentation of video communications capability.
Background technology
It is all the fashion that radio communication is just becoming, because it allows the user freely to move and needn't be bound by a desk or electric wire.Yet the user constantly needs their wireless device to have more property and better communicate by letter.Therefore, the technology of the performance of improvement wireless device is very useful and can has very big commercial value.Can improved one side must make route message by segmentation so that they can be by communication between device effectively.
Wireless communication standard such as 802.11 WLAN (WLAN) standard in, the technology that is called segmentation is divided into less segmentation with big message so that they can transmit effectively between device.Usually, section length is fixed, yet segmentation is long more, and they are just easy more destroyed in communication.On the other hand, section length is more little, means that overhead is big more, and many more transmission and affirmation (ACK) circulation will reduce system's throughput.If therefore channel condition is fine, long section length will increase system's throughput.Be known in the art the technology that some are used for manual amendment's fragment size or are used to on-the-fly modify fragment size, but they do not take into full account some channel parameter that helps the optimization section length and variable.
In 802.11 standards, Fig. 1 illustrates media interviews control (MAC) service data units (MSDU) is divided into less MAC level frame, the standard segment processing of Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (MPDU).Limited in the characteristic of channel under the situation of reception reliability of longer frame, by increasing the possibility that successfully transmits MSDU or MMPDU, segmentation is set up less than the MPDU of original MSDU length so that increase reliability.
As mentioned above, no matter traditional fragmentation technique applies identical fragmentation threshold for all packets and their importance.Needed is to be used for the technology of recognition data so that the bigger packet of importance can separate with the less packet of importance.The present invention relates to a kind of technology that is used to separate such data, especially under the condition of 802.11 wlan standards.
Summary of the invention
The invention solves the problem of being mentioned and a kind of radio communication device with split circuit is provided, especially be applied to the substandard video data of 802.11 WLAN (WLAN).This separates video communication and the reception that allows radio communication device to obtain the quality increase on radio communication channel.
Radio communication device comprises an input that is configured to processor communication data.Split circuit is coupled to input and is configured to discern predetermined data and separates bigger data and the less data of importance of importance.A memory is configured to store at least one parameter relevant with wireless communication protocol.Modulator-demodulator is coupled to split circuit and memory and is configured to use a wireless protocols to communicate by wireless channel, and comprises that one is configured at least in part to come the framer of the data that segmentation separated based on being stored at least one parameter in the memory.In one aspect of the invention, wireless protocols is 802.11.Advantage of the present invention comprises following ability: promptly, can obtain high-quality video communication on wireless communication link, the possibility of losing significant data simultaneously can be littler.
In one aspect of the invention, memory is configured to the memory segment threshold parameter, and it is set to larger than split circuit is the parameter that the bigger data of importance are distributed.Framer is configured to the data of coming segmentation to separate based on this fragmentation threshold parameter at least in part.
In one aspect of the invention, tentation data is a video data, and the bigger data of importance are that video control data and the less data of importance are video payload datas.In one aspect of the invention, video data is the video data of MPEG-2 form.
Advantage of the present invention comprises following ability: promptly can obtain high-quality video communication on wireless communication link, the possibility of losing significant data simultaneously can be littler.
Description of drawings
With reference to following accompanying drawing the present invention is described, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that is illustrated in the segmentation under the 802.11 communication protocol normality conditions;
Fig. 2 is the simplified block diagram that illustrates according to two wireless devices of embodiment of the invention usage example 802.11 communication protocols;
Fig. 3 is the exemplary radio frame according to 802.11 standards;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the built-in function block diagram of the modulator-demodulator of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that the packet that is used for Video Applications of the present invention aspect is shown; And
Fig. 6 is the flow chart that illustrates according to the operating procedure of the present invention of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
Describe the present invention with reference to a plurality of embodiment, it can comprise concrete enforcement.The invention is intended to describe best mode of the present invention, but other similar techniques and technology also can be used to carry out the present invention.For example, with reference to 802.11 WLAN (WLAN) agreement, but other agreement also can be implemented in the present invention.Similarly, though with reference to the split circuit that is used to separate the less data of bigger data of importance and importance, the present invention also can implement in software by processor or other device.
A. use the segmentation of wireless protocol standard (802.11)
As shown in fig. 1, media interviews control (MAC) device can segmentation and is ressembled MAC service data unit (MSDU) or the Medium Access Control (MAC) Management Protocol Data Unit (MMPDU) that is directed.In these segmentations each is known as a frame of communicating by letter between wireless device.Describe segmentation in detail in 802.11 standards, it is can be in the IEEE website on the internet
Http:// www.ieee.orgLast acquisition.Though this specification description carry out the standard technique of segmentation based on fragmentation threshold, do not have instruction or suggestion to improve the technology of certain communication performance, as described in this article by separating the less data of bigger data of importance and importance.
Fig. 2 illustrates according to two wireless devices 102 of usage example 802.11 communication protocols of the embodiment of the invention and 104 simplified block diagram.Exemplary device 102 and 104 is identical, so with reference to one of them device, for example 102.Modulator-demodulator 110 is built as to be coupled to and is used for for example memory 112 of fragmentation threshold of store communications parameters.In at least one embodiment, fragmentation threshold can be passed through modulator-demodulator, processor or other device modification, but the present invention does not need such modification.Split circuit 150 is coupling between modulator-demodulator and the data I/O end.Split circuit is carried out the function that describes below so that separate bigger data and the less data of importance of importance.Though split circuit is shown between modulator-demodulator and the data I/O end, in example embodiment of the present invention, split circuit only influences the input data, and the input data are sent to modulator-demodulator, so that be transmitted by wireless protocols.
Fig. 3 is the exemplary radio frame 200 according to 802.11 standards, and wherein this frame is represented in the aforesaid segmentation one.Modulator-demodulator 110 depends on the fragmentation threshold that is stored in the memory 112 and carries out the frame that segmentation and structure comprise frame main body, and frame main body can be the 0-2312 byte long.
B. separate and segmentation
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that illustrates according to the built-in function block diagram of the modulator-demodulator of the embodiment of the invention.Modulator-demodulator 110 comprises a plurality of parts, for example transmitter 160 and receiver 162.In addition, modulator-demodulator comprises framer 152.As mentioned above, typically, framer is used identical fragmentation threshold without exception for all data.The present invention also comprises split circuit 150 in modulator-demodulator 110 outsides so that separate more important data and more unessential data based on the type of data.
In example embodiment, tentation data is a video data, and MPEG-2 data in particular.Split circuit 150 is configured to discern the MPEG-2 data and separates more important control data and more unessential payload data, and is as described below.
In a preferred embodiment, be stored in fragmentation threshold parameter in the memory greater than the length of important control data.By this way, when data that framer has separated based on this fragmentation threshold parameter segmentation, significant data is not by segmentation and have bigger chance and be received machine and receive fully.In great majority were used, control data was shorter than segmentation threshold value significantly, and therefore compared with the more inessential data that those total lengths with fragmentation threshold are carried out segmentation, had higher significantly chance and was received fully.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that the packet that is used for Video Applications of the present invention aspect is shown.Example MPEG-2 program stream is illustrated, and it has two functions.One is that the MPEG-2 program stream is packaged as seven layers of transformat such as RTP, RCP, IP and other requirement according to different OSI.Another function is to guarantee when being packaged as the MSDU form, and packet header only is present among the MSDU rather than coexists as in all the other bags.
C. method of operation
Fig. 6 is the flow chart according to the operating procedure of the present invention of the embodiment of the invention.In step 502, modulator-demodulator receiving video data (for example mpeg data) and it is identified as a kind of in the tentation data of will separate by split circuit.In step 504, split circuit is than significant data (for example control data) and more inessential data (for example payload data) with this data separating.In step 506, the data that framer has separated based at least one parameter (for example fragmentation threshold) framing that is stored in the memory.In step 508, modulator-demodulator uses wireless protocols to transmit these data to other device on Radio Link.
D. conclusion
Advantage of the present invention comprises the following ability that gets: promptly can obtain high-quality video communication on wireless communication link, the possibility of losing significant data simultaneously can be littler.
Disclose example embodiment and best mode, can modify and change, remained on simultaneously within the theme of the present invention and spirit that is defined by the following claims with reference to disclosed embodiment.